Andrew Marcinkowski
by Alex McKenzie
Andrew Marcinkowski has been working as an engineer in some of NYC's best known studios for ten years. In house stints at Chung King Recording Studios and Mission Sound have gotten him a great...
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A Brief Introduction to Contracts for Freelance Engineers, Mixers and Producers
by Allen Farmelo
Over the course of making a recording we enter into a lot of agreements, often quite informally, and many without even a clear oral agreement. Examples from my own career include things like, "If...
Mixing and MP3s
by Paul Abbott
I recently worked with a client who referenced a popular band as their sonic target for mastering. Although I was already aware of the band, I went on iTunes to really listen to a few tracks. After...
Mastering Focus : With Arnie Acosta, Jeff Carroll and Chris Stamey
by Arnie Acosta, Jeff Carroll, Chris Stamey
So, you've finished mixing the last track for an upcoming CD, vinyl and/or Internet release. What's the next step? Some sort of mastering process will need to take place (though in the case of CDs,...
Vinnie Castaldo: All American Rejects, Phil Collins, more in Vegas
by Larry Crane
The Tone Factory is one of the few commercial recording studios in Las Vegas. Initially started by musician Vinnie Castaldo to serve his own needs, the studio soon became busy with local and...
Fixing It Before the Mix #4: Drums: Simple Recipes for Mixing Happiness
by Chris Stamey
Clarinet Variations?: Recording Solo Clarinet
by Jeremiah Cymerman
Smells Clean: Is Clean: Chris Mara
by Chris Mara
We all have theories about the best way to do things in the studio, whether it be how to mic up a snare drum, or how to pull a great performance out of a singer who's having a bit of an off day....
Studio Fatigue: Fade Out Fatigue
by Liz Brown, Sarah Murphy
Limits: Limits
by Chris Mara
Admittedly, this is a hypocritical topic for me to write about — I'm the first to tell you that I don't like limits, especially the speed type. But, as I sit here listening to a record (yes, an...
Key Listening: The Key to Using Key Listen
by Garrett Haines
Kurt Bloch: The Fastbacks to Nashville Pussy and more
by Kevin Jones
So you say you know Kurt Bloch, guitarist/songwriter for the seminal '90s mega-pop band the Fastbacks. And maybe you know his involvement as the "junior" member of the Young Fresh Fellows. But did...